Linux-kernel mailing list archive 1999-23,: Re: Devfs, was Re: Migrating to larger numbers

# Re: Devfs, was Re: Migrating to larger numbers

Riley Williams (rhw@MemAlpha.CX)
Thu, 10 Jun 1999 14:48:40 +0100 (GMT)

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Hi there.

> could this be extended to DOSFS, VFAT, and other fs (mount could
> be modified to use the dos label) and swap partitions (the same
> with swap{on,off} - there seems to be some kind of a label for
> swap but it's set to 'SWAP-SPACE' now) ?

Doesn't swapon already check that the partition's formatted as a swap
partition, hence the SWAP-SPACE partition label?

Best wishes from Riley.

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